O’Connell, L., & Fugate, M. (March, 2010). Facilitating RTI Implementation in Schools: A Client-Centered Consultation Process. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL

Fugate, M. & O’Connell, L (March, 2009). Examining the Role of Special Educators in RtI: Analysis and Self-Evaluation. Paper presentation at the 29th Annual Convention of the American Council on Rural Special Education, Denver, CO.

Fugate, M. & O’Connell, L (March, 2009). Examining the Role of Special Educators in RtI:Analysis and Self-Evaluation. Paper presentation at the 29th Annual Convention of the American Council on Rural Special Education, Denver, CO.

O’Connell, L. & Fugate, M. (March 2008). Traps, triumphs, and tiers: Lessons from RTI implementation in five rural schools. Paper presentation at the 28th Annual Convention of the American Council on Rural Special Education, Charleston, WV.

Fugate, M., Lauback, C., & Larkin, L. (March 2008). Building the capacity of rural schools to implement response to intervention (RtI). Paper presentation at the 28th Annual Convention of the American Council on Rural Special Education, Charleston, WV.

O’Connell, L. & Fugate, M. (August 2007. Letter naming and letter sounds as indicators of alphabetic principle. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Fugate, M., O’Connell, L., Fugate, C, & Furgiuele, M. (March 2007). Rural is the fifth “R”: Implementing RTI in Rural Schools. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, New York: New York